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Layla Lenhardt

Five Stages of Remembrance

I.  one minute I didn’t know
‌    you & the next you
‌    were on top of me on
‌    Sara’s back porch, tasting
‌‌    like flowers and Christmas.

II. when we tore my room apart
‌    looking for your phone, I saw
‌    your father’s anger shine
‌    through your front teeth.

III. I remember lying
‌     to them all & driving
‌     to the beach, drinking
‌     whiskey from the water bottle
‌     we hid in a picnic basket.

IV. sometimes my heart still swells
‌     for that time, fumbling around,
‌     not being able to control
‌     where we were going & not
‌     wanting to

V.  because we liked how it felt.
‌     I still get that feeling
‌     when I drive by your parents’ house
‌     I still look for
‌     your bedroom light.

 

Layla Lenhardt has most recently been published in Peeking Cat Poetry’s Yearly Anthology, Door is A Jar, and the forthcoming Third Wednesday and Muddy River Poetry Review.  She is founder and Editor-in-Chief of 1932 Quarterly and she currently resides in Indianapolis with three cats. 

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